Post #41721 by seamus on Fri, Jul 4, 2003 3:18 PM

Ebay has been great for me! As a seller I am able to get my Tiki art exposure that simply can't be had any other way for a small town artist, and with a little effort I can easily make more monthly sales of my thriftstore/garagesale finds than my little (but expensive) antique mall space ever did. The economy here on the Oregon Coast is Terrible and jobs are all but nonexistent. Ebay has provided me with a means of keeping my head above water during some very tough times and I am grateful that it exists. I have even found some great deals on mugs and other Tiki items that I would have never found anywhere around here. Although, I must admit I have found some real treasures for practically nothing in local thrift stores and yard sales. Tiki shows up in the strangest of places!
Personally, I think the rising prices for Tiki items on Ebay is more a result of the newfound POPularity of Tiki in POPculture than Just Ebay itself. It cannot be denied that if you get a bunch of eager buyers together and present them with an item they all want it's gonna drive the price up, but hey, that's how the business works. If you want "really good deals", you gotta turn off the computer and hit the pavement.